New Era Cap

OVERALL

Owned

USA

Rating

Headwear

Maker of uniform caps for every Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball team in USA, as well as uniforms worn by youth and high-school baseball players. Founded in 1920, they make more than 35 million licensed and non-licensed caps a year.

Company Assessment

Named in the International Labor Rights Forum's "Sweatshop Hall of Shame 2008", which highlights apparel and textile companies that use sweatshops in their global production. (Listed under information due to age of report)[Source 2008][More on Workers Rights]

When joining the Fair Labor Association (FLA) this company committed to promoting and complying with international labor standards throughout their supply chain. The FLA does not accredit the company itself; rather, they accredit the company's labor compliance program. Being granted accreditation implies that their workplace standards program is substantially in compliance with the FLA Code.[Source 2016][More on Workers Rights]

This company has taken angora items off the shelves and promised not to use angora again, following a PETA campaign launched in Dec 2013 which revealed the cruelty inflicted on angora rabbits in Chinese factory farms, where 90% of the world's angora is produced.[Source 2018][More on Animal Rights]